University of North Carolina:
This university is the oldest public institution in the United States. Founded in 1789, it is regarded as an institution that offers a wide range of student activities and organizations which includes the daily Tarheel, UNCs student Newspaper, and the student-run radio station. Located at Chapel Hill, this institution is divided into several schools and colleges, the largest of which is the undergraduate college of arts and sciences. Official websites: www.unc.edu
Wake Forest University:
The wake university is a private research institution that is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, this institution is made up of six schools and its graduate programs include those in the highly ranked school of law, school of business, and school of medicine. At wake forest university students are enrolled in either wake forest college or the business school, and this institution is home to over 5,000 undergraduates both local and international. Official website: www.wfu.edu
Tufts University:
Tufts university is a private research institution located not far from downtown Boston. Founded in 1852, this institution comprises the school of arts and sciences and the school of engineering that serves both undergraduates and graduates. This institution’s school of medicine and cummings school of veterinary medicine is highly ranked over the years. With over 6,000 undergraduates, this institution is ranked 32 in the country ranking among others and its campus size is 1500 acres. Official website: www.tufts.edu
University of California Santa Barbara:
This institution is widely recognized for its excellence in engineering and education. founded in 1909, this university is located 100 miles up the coast from Los angles and it has over 20,000 undergraduate enrollments, with a large campus size of over 900 acres. This university comprises five schools and colleges, the largest of which is the college of letters and sciences, serving undergraduates and graduates. Official website: www.ucsb.edu
University of California, Irvine:
The University of California is a public research institution that specializes in areas such as Cancer and neuroscience studies in conjunction with the highly ranked UC Irvine medical center. Founded in 1965, this institution is located in Irvine, California, and has over 25,000 undergraduates, and the campus size is 1,475 acres. It is currently ranked 34 in the nation’s ranking, and it has earned accolades for its eco-friendly measures, promoting green initiatives through student groups like the Anteaters for recycling and conservation. Official websites: www.uci.edu
University of California San Diego:
The University of California, San Diego was founded in 1960 and it is a public research institution. Located in San Diego, this university lies alongside the Pacific Ocean in the Jolla community of San Diego, and is home to over 30,000 undergraduates, with a large campus size of 1,967 acres. Its institution school of medicine and Jacobs school of engineering is widely recognized and highly ranked worldwide. Official website: www.ucsd.edu
Boston College:
The Boston university is one of the oldest and most prestigious private catholic research institutions in the United States. Founded in 1863, this university is located just outside downtown Boston, and it was founded by the Society of Jesus and has it has maintained its roman catholic Jesuit religious affiliation. Boston College has nine schools, and it is highly ranked for its graduate programs as the lynch school of education, Boston college law of education, and Carroll school of management. Official website: www.bc.edu
University of Rochester:
The University of Rochester is a private research institution founded in 1850. This institution sees itself as one of the smallest and most collegiate schools among the nation’s top research universities. Located in Rochester, this university has over 6,000 undergraduate students enrollment. The William E. Simon graduate school, Hajim school of engineering, and departments of economics and political sciences are highly and widely recognized. The school’s unique “take five scholars” program provides students with additional tuition-free semesters or years studying the topic of interest outside their major. Official website: www.rochester.edu
University of California, Davis:
The university of California, Davis is one of the 10 schools in the University of California system. Founded in 1905 as a public institution, this institution is located just 15 miles from Sacramento, this university is home to over 30,000 undergraduates, with a campus size of 5,300 acres. This institution offers a wide range of academic options for its undergraduates, graduates, and professional schools and colleges. Its school of law, graduate school of management, college of engineering, and school of veterinary medicine are highly ranked and widely recognized. Official website: www.ucdavis.edu